KEVIN MCCANN
Storyteller. Communication specialist. History buff.
ABOUT ME
Writer, researcher, gamer, and
creative, I bring storytelling into the
forefront of our lives. I make any
story come to life including tech and
gaming. I incorporate my deep
knowledge of Greek, Roman, and
Egyptian ancient history into my love
of storytelling and call back to the
classics. I utilize my creativity to
bring efficient and exciting methods
into the workplace.
FOLLOW ME
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CONTACT
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EXPERIENCE
June 2022
- June 2023
Communication Specialist
2020 Present
Freelance Writer
2019 - June
2020
Competitive Analyst
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
WRITING AND EDITING
• Storytelling, content creation
• Blog posts, social media,
• Creative, analytical, corporate,
news
TECHNICAL
• Adobe Suite, Google Garage/
Suite, Microsoft Office,
Confluence, Database research
engines, InsideView, Twine
Nokia Cloud and Network Services
• Producing internal communications for people / HR for an
audience of 20,000 employees in the Nokia CNS business
group, with focus on recognition, culture, new hire programs
and other to improve workplace satisfaction.
• Delivering original content, blogs and articles by ideating with
stakeholders, building a project plan, applying creative
thinking, reviewing and publishing on Sharepoint.
• Improving communications continuously by monitoring views,
hit statistics, and feedback provided by employees.
• Collaborating with peers across Nokia CNS and Nokia
Corporate to assure there is a flowing, aligned and effective
internal communications network.
• Researching, writing, editing, and publishing blog posts,
articles and stories. Creating content for digital and traditional
channels.
• Managing multiple projects of varying complexity as a creative
problem solver with excellent organizational skills.
• Authoring an original fantasy fiction novel of roughly 85,000
words with ambitions to publish.
• See some of my work
CloudSense
• Researched, analyzed, and created content of the top
competitors in the Configure-Price-Quote market.
• Prepare competitive material for the CEO for presentation to
the board of directors.
• Built an easily accessible database of competitors.
• Collaborated with sales and marketing to tailor competitive
message to win business.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LANGUAGES
English
Latin
Ancient Greek
German
Fluent
Intermediate
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M.A Humanities, University of Chicago
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B.A Classical Languages & History (double
major), Valparaiso University
TRAINING
Content and social media marketing, marketing plans, Salesforce
Trailhead, publishing, advanced Google analytics, writing and
voice, website design
Classical Languages and Hellenistic/Ptolemaic/ Rhodian History
Classical Languages and Hellenistic/Ptolemaic History
